A GRAN whose home could be bulldozed for two new superstores has urged her council to withdraw its bid to make a compulsory purchase order.

Enid Jones has received letters of support from all over the UK after her fight to keep her home became public.

Ceredigion council recently voted to issue a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for Mrs Jones's terraced home in Glyndwr Road, Aberystwyth.

Twelve homes in the road face demolition to make way for Tesco and Marks and Spencer stores, but Mrs Jones is the only resident refusing to sell.

The final decision about whether to demolish the 57-year-old woman's home will be made by the Welsh government.

The plans - by developers Chelverton - are for the council-owned Mill Street car park next to Glyndwr Road and include a 500-space multi-storey car park.

About 280 jobs would be created with both Tesco and Marks and Spencere hoping to open their shops by December 2016.

The council claims the development will boost town centre trade by between £1.6-3.5m a year.

Twenty-five Ceredigion councillors voted in favour of the CPO with three against and five abstentions.

But, this week, Aberystwyth Town councillors voted by eight to four to write to Ceredigion council asking them to reconsider the decision.

Mrs Jones’s battle is being supported by her local town councillor Mair Benjamin who said: “We are unhappy that we weren’t involved as a town council in the development or with the CPO.

“We’ve agreed to write to the Welsh Government to say we weren’t happy.

“Enid is devastated. I am strongly behind her. “

Cllr Benjamin said that in the original plans for the development there was “no mention of Glyndwr Terrace.”

Cllr Benjamin added that the plans would mean demolishing the Drill Hall and claimed the development would be on a flood plain.

In response, Mrs Jones said: “I am delighted the Town Council have supported my cause but I'm afraid that Ceredigion will try to ensure their scheme goes ahead at all costs, ignoring any common sense."

Mrs Jones has now appointed Glyn Pritchard-Jones, of London-based Perfect Land Limited to represent her.

Mr Jones said "It's good news that the Town Council have resolved to ask Ceredigion County Council to revoke its decision to potentially use CPO powers against Enid Jones.”

He said he would be meeting with Ceredigion council chiefs tomorrow.

Mr Jones said: “Our objective will be to seek assurances that the use of CPO powers will be revoked.”